The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Widescreen Edition)
by Andrew Adamson
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Actor: Anna Popplewell, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Tilda Swinton, William MoseleyDirector: Andrew Adamson
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Producer: Andrew Adamson
Writer: Andrew Adamson
Producer: David Minkowski
Writer: Ann Peacock
Writer: C.S. Lewis
Writer: Christopher Markus
Writer: Stephen McFeely
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; German (Original Language); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Unknown; Spanish (Dubbed), Unknown
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 143 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-04
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
DVD Reviews of The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: Like it!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved the Chronicles of Narnia and look forward to every upcoming chapter in this series. This was wonderful because it allowed you to see the goings on behind the scenes, etc that makes this movie such a delight!!!DVD Review: Blu-ray Narnia
Summary: 5 Stars
The blu-ray Narnia is the best in dvds. It's good entertainment for the whole family.DVD Review: Nicely Done
Summary: 4 Stars
I am just now getting around to seeing this because I wanted to watch the Prince Caspian movie and felt like wouldn't be right to watch them out of order. I loved it. Having read the books earlier in life, I felt like they did this classic justice. I was pleased to see less violence than many other fantasy movies of today. And they seemed to have picked fairly normal looking kids to portray the characters, that was nice too. I enjoyed this and am looking forward to the second in the series.
DVD Review: Powerful and Very Well Done
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie version of the great novel is very well done.
The C.S. Lewis books have long been favorites of mine. They use the vehicle of fantasy to portray a spiritual message. The film is very true to the story of the book.
It is set during WWII and features four English children who enter a wardrobe and discover a magical world. They are introduced to Aslan the lion, the White Witch, and many other interesting characters. The story is full of Christian symbolism. It is very well done and can be enjoyed by all ages.
I highly recommend this superb story.
DVD Review: Let's Give a Big Hand to Walden Media
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" is one of the best movies I've ever seen. It's really good, the music is amazing, and I read the book recently and found that the movie is fantastically close to C.S. Lewis' original story. I am very pleased with Walden Media, and I applaud them for their fantastic job. I could go on and on with compliments for this film, but, for several reasons, I won't.
I am very pleased with the product itself; it includes a slip with the scene selection on it, and it has commentary and bloopers if you want to experience the film a bit more. I received this edition of the film as a birthday present last year, although I saw it for the first time in January 2008. I am really happy to own this film.
Description of The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Widescreen Edition)
Prepare to enter another world when Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media present C.S. Lewis' timeless and beloved adventure. With the stunningly realistic special effects, you'll experience the exploits of Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter, four siblings who find the world of Narnia through a magical wardrobe while playing a game of "hide-and-seek" at the country estate of a mysterious professor. Once there, the children discover a charming, once peaceful land inhabited by talking beasts, dwarfs, fauns, centaurs, and giants that has been turned into a world of eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever! The Chronicles of Narnia, Narnia, and all other book titles, characters and locales original thereto are trademarks of C.S. Lewis Pte Ltd. and are used with permission. ? Disney/WaldenC.S. Lewis's classic novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe makes an ambitious and long-awaited leap to the screen in this modern adaptation. It's a CGI-created world laden with all the special effects and visual wizardry modern filmmaking technology can conjure, which is fine so long as the film stays true to the story that Lewis wrote. And while this film is not a literal translation--it really wants to be so much more than just a kids' movie--for the most part it is faithful enough to the story, and whatever faults it has are happily faults of overreaching, and not of holding back. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe tells the story of the four Pevensie children, Lucy, Peter, Edmund, and Susan, and their adventures in the mystical world of Narnia. Sent to the British countryside for their own safety during the blitz of World War II, they discover an entryway into a mystical world through an old wardrobe. Narnia is inhabited by mythical, anthropomorphic creatures suffering under the hundred-year rule of the cruel White Witch (Tilda Swinton, in a standout role). The arrival of the children gives the creatures of Narnia hope for liberation, and all are dragged into the inevitable conflict between evil (the Witch) and good (Aslan the Lion, the Messiah figure, regally voiced by Liam Neeson).
Director (and co-screenwriter) Andrew Adamson, a veteran of the Shrek franchise, knows his way around a fantasy-based adventure story, and he wisely keeps the story moving when it could easily become bogged down and tiresome. Narnia is, of course, a Christian allegory and the symbology is definitely there (as it should be, otherwise it wouldn't be the story Lewis wrote), but audiences aren't knocked over the head with it, and in the hands of another director it could easily have become pedantic. The focus is squarely on the children and their adventures. The four young actors are respectable in their roles, especially considering the size of the project put on their shoulders, but it's the young Georgie Henley as the curious Lucy who stands out. This isn't a film that wildly succeeds, and in the long run it won't have the same impact as the Harry Potter franchise, but it is well done, and kids will get swept up in the adventure. Note: Narnia does contain battle scenes that some parents may consider too violent for younger children. --Dan Vancini
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